Blessed are the Merciful
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. (Matthew 5:7)
As Jesus saw the crowds and sat down to teach them, He speaks this profound sequence of blessings upon types of people and what is theirs, they shall be, they shall inherit, and in this one verse, what they shall receive.
On initial reading, this may seem like a pretty straight forward thing – be merciful and receive mercy – yet when we take a closer look, the implications are much deeper.
When it says, “Blessed are the merciful”, that word for merciful is only used 2 times in the New Testament. The other verse it’s found…
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